Download or read book The Naturalisation of Animals and Plants in New Zealand written by George M. Thomson and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-05-19 with total page 626 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A 1922 study of the introduction and spread of non-native plants and animals in New Zealand since the 1770s.

Download or read book Gardeners Chronicle written by and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Gardeners Chronicle written by and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Encyclopedia of Biological Invasions written by Daniel Simberloff and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2011-01-02 with total page 792 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Addresses all aspects of this subject at a global level--including invasions by animals, plants, fungi, and bacteria--in succinct, alphabetically arranged articles. Featuring many cross-references, suggestions for further reading, illustrations, an appendix of the world's worst 100 invasive species, a glossary, and more..." -- From the publisher.

Download or read book Making Sheep Country written by Robert Peden and published by Auckland University Press. This book was released on 2013-11-01 with total page 633 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the 1840s through World War I, the South Island of New Zealand was transformed as large tracts of land were claimed, native vegetation was burned, and large-scale sheep farming was established for wool and, later, meat production. This record focuses on one case study in particular—John Barton Acland and the Mt Peel Station in South Canterbury, New Zealand—to explain how the pastoralists modified their environment. Providing ample insight into the farmers' world, from the sheep they bred to the rabbits, droughts, and floods they fought, this history is a sweeping portrait of the economic and ecological transformation of New Zealand.

Download or read book Invasive Species written by Daniel Simberloff and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An analysis of the ecological and political impacts of invasive species, written by a leading invasion biologist

Download or read book Journal of Botany British and Foreign written by and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Journal of Botany written by Berthold Seemann and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 910 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Journal of Botany written by and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 828 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Scottish Naturalist written by and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Nature and the English Diaspora written by Thomas Dunlap and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1999-09-28 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a comparative history of the development of ideas about nature, particularly of the importance of native nature in the Anglo settler countries of the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. It examines the development of natural history, settlers' adaptations to the end of expansion, scientists' shift from natural history to ecology, and the rise of environmentalism. Addressing not only scientific knowledge but also popular issues from hunting to landscape painting, this book explores the ways in which English-speaking settlers looked at nature in their new lands.

Download or read book Recent Geographical Literature Maps and Photographs written by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain) and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 702 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Natural Heritage written by Peter Howard and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-18 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It has become more and more accepted that nature conservation is not possible without taking into account human activities. Thus an integrated approach to both the natural and cultural heritage is being encouraged and developed. Gathering a number of distinguished authors with diverse backgrounds (from a religious leader to academics to conservation scientists), the book aims to investigate the relationship between human beings and nature, between nature and culture. Looking at nature as ‘heritage’ of the human race is a recognition both of the tremendous impacts (both positive and negative) that human activities have had on the natural environment, as well as the acceptance of human responsibility for managing our planet in a sustainable and sensitive manner. The texts included examine this interface between human beings and nature in specific places (from the Everglades in Florida and Mont Saint Micelle in Atlantic France, to the UK, Europe and the Mediterranean), as well as on a theoretical basis, and in the context of the international biodiversity conventions.

Download or read book Science Progress written by and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 788 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Science Progress in the Twentieth Century written by and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The New Wild written by Fred Pearce and published by Beacon Press. This book was released on 2016-04-05 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Named one of the best books of 2015 by The Economist A provocative exploration of the “new ecology” and why most of what we think we know about alien species is wrong For a long time, veteran environmental journalist Fred Pearce thought in stark terms about invasive species: they were the evil interlopers spoiling pristine “natural” ecosystems. Most conservationists and environmentalists share this view. But what if the traditional view of ecology is wrong—what if true environmentalists should be applauding the invaders? In The New Wild, Pearce goes on a journey across six continents to rediscover what conservation in the twenty-first century should be about. Pearce explores ecosystems from remote Pacific islands to the United Kingdom, from San Francisco Bay to the Great Lakes, as he digs into questionable estimates of the cost of invader species and reveals the outdated intellectual sources of our ideas about the balance of nature. Pearce acknowledges that there are horror stories about alien species disrupting ecosystems, but most of the time, the tens of thousands of introduced species usually swiftly die out or settle down and become model eco-citizens. The case for keeping out alien species, he finds, looks increasingly flawed. As Pearce argues, mainstream environmentalists are right that we need a rewilding of the earth, but they are wrong if they imagine that we can achieve that by reengineering ecosystems. Humans have changed the planet too much, and nature never goes backward. But a growing group of scientists is taking a fresh look at how species interact in the wild. According to these new ecologists, we should applaud the dynamism of alien species and the novel ecosystems they create. In an era of climate change and widespread ecological damage, it is absolutely crucial that we find ways to help nature regenerate. Embracing the new ecology, Pearce shows us, is our best chance. To be an environmentalist in the twenty-first century means celebrating nature’s wildness and capacity for change.